Blender alternatives for Mac
Blender — 3D creation suite — is installed 31,286 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask blender to install Blender itself.- Sketch343.8× smaller user base
- ImageOptim49.1× smaller user base
- GIMP8.2× smaller user base
- Inkscape6.8× smaller user base
- Shottr12.2× smaller user base
- CleanShot61.1× smaller user base
- Glyphs1422.1× smaller user base
- XnViewMP64.2× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Blender | Sketch | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Utilities | Design & Graphics |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 5.2.3 | 2026.3.1,234013 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 31,286 | 91 |
| Install command | brew install --cask blender | brew install --cask sketch |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.